Study: 45 % of Poles say Israel’s actions resemble Nazi practices A recent European study has found that a significant share of people in Central and Eastern Europe believe Israel’s actions against Palestinians are similar to those of Nazi Germany against Jews, w…

Study: 45 % of Poles say Israel’s actions resemble Nazi practices
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UN experts urge EU to suspend Israel trade agreement immediately UN experts on Monday called on the EU to immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel, saying it is the “minimum measure required” under international law in light of alleged human rights vi…

UN experts urge EU to suspend Israel trade agreement immediately
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Murder on the high seas is so Hegseth.

Israel is the most destructive power in the Middle East - the rest are bloody amateurs in comparison.
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We need a core European state under democratic government. The rest will follow.

"Trump lied today" is a sentence that's true on any day you choose to say it.

Israel is violating human rights at an unprecedented scale and this needs to stop. Israel is also very reliable on European markets, which gives us leverage.

Maybe making a better choice next time.

Senior UAE scholar says US bases are 'a burden and not a strategic asset' Abdulkhaleq Abdulla says it's time to think about closing US bases as UAE 'no longer needs' Washington to defend it

Middle East: wrong investment?
Senior UAE scholar says US bases are 'a burden and not a strategic asset'
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Who will side with Israel when EU foreign ministers talk sanctions? Is the EU just one pebble, one more noose lapel-pin worn by an Israeli MK, away from a political avalanche?

Shame on the EU countries refusing to sanction Israel's war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against Palestinians; apartheid, rejection of international law and universal human rights
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The EU must not wait till Israel starts executing Palestinians It must cancel the EU-Israel Association Agreement immediately over Israeli violations of the human rights clause.

The EU must not wait till Israel starts executing Palestinians
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Finland's president on texting Carney, Trump and NATO's role in a changing global order YouTube video by CBC News

Finland's president on texting Carney, Trump and NATO's role in a changing global order
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Civilized countries arrest indicted war criminals, rogue states invite them.

States must stop predatory, anti-rights order taking hold Amnesty International calls for resistance in this pivotal moment for humanity.

Amnesty International calls on states to stop predatory, anti-rights order from taking hold in pivotal moment for humanity -
Amnesty International Annual Report 2025/26
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Suspend EU-Israel Trade Agreement Both Germany and Italy have the power to sway the decision.

Suspend EU-Israel Trade Agreement
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Report: Gaza Strip Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment - European Union, United Nations and World Bank - Question of Palestine 20 April 2026   Executive Summary: Context: Since the large-scale attack on October 7, 2023, by militant groups from the Gaza Strip into Israel, the escalation of conflict in the Gaza Strip has led to...

Report: Gaza Strip Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment – European Union, United Nations and World Bank
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Report finds Gaza needs more than $71bn in next decade for recovery Devastated sectors in Palestinian enclave include housing, health, education, commerce and agriculture, EU and UN find.

Devastation of the Middle East
The price tag on Israel's destruction of just one small place, the Gaza ghetto, is 71 billion dollars.
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Israel told people to evacuate Beirut’s southern suburbs — then hit city’s center The deadly strikes on the Lebanese capital shattered neighborhoods where many people had taken refuge after being displaced by earlier Israeli bombardments.

Armed and assisted by the USA, Israel is the most destructive power in the Middle East - In comparison, the rest are bloody amateurs
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Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.

Progress or regress?
Trump's anti-science administration is a boon for China and enlightened countries, advances for humankind
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Iran talks on shaky footing after U.S. seizure of ship in Strait of Hormuz Iranian officials have threatened to forgo negotiations even as U.S. representatives plan to arrive in Pakistan for the meeting and a ceasefire is set to expire Wednesday.

Was the sudden US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz a brilliant idea or counterproductive?
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Trump’s statements on Iran increasingly contradict each other The president has made conflicting comments on questions both large and small related to the war.

Middle East
High stakes for a world trying to make sense of the Fabulist in Chief
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Opinion | What Chinese officials told me about Trump’s bewildering war in Iran In Beijing, officials, think-tank scholars and business leaders see risks — and opportunities.

While Israel and the United States wage wars and upend the Middle East, China invests in the next era of growth: green energy, robotics, artificial intelligence applied to real industries, advanced manufacturing and services.
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Iran War Live Updates: Tehran and Trump Send Mixed Signals Ahead of Potential Talks

Uncertainty reigns in the Middle East - The jury is still out on shipping, energy, security and peace.
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‘Immediate Results’ vs. ‘The Long Game’: The U.S. and Iran Face Off

USA against Iran: war or peace?
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The Iran crisis has not yet peaked The war is currently more likely to escalate than to be resolved by negotiation

Middle East
Is peace possible between the aggressor USA and Iran, when we do not even know if the announced negotiations are going to take place?
In addition, Israel's atrocities in Lebanon and elsewhere darken the horizon.
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Can Saudi Arabia Keep Hedging? The Iran war has altered the Gulf’s balance of power—and the kingdom’s calculus.

The war Israel and the United States unleashed on Iran forces Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states to reconsider their security, alliances and prosperity in the Middle East.
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The G-2’s Missing Link Why America and China need ASEAN.

Could the United States and China benefit from using the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN to manage their rivalry to prevent competition from escalating into military confrontation?
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Défaite de Viktor Orbán en Hongrie, quelles conséquences pour l’UE, la guerre en Ukraine et les mouvements populistes ? Après sa victoire aux législatives le 12 avril, Péter Magyar annonce

Défaite de Viktor Orbán en Hongrie, quelles conséquences pour l’UE, la guerre en Ukraine et les mouvements populistes ?
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La diplomatie en mode 2027 C'est une première. Marine le Pen reçue par l'ambassadeur israélien en France. Plus généralement, les ambassades étrangères sont nombreuses à s'intéresser de près à l'élection présidentielle française...

France
La diplomatie en mode 2027
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Barbaric Israel has worked hard to become a world pariah state.
The USA is an accomplice in Israel's war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, apartheid, illegal military occupations, criminal annexations, as is a considerable part of Western Europe.
Wrong and self-defeating.